Pants for children wearing diapers

Abstract

A child's legged garment for use with cloth diapers, the garment having a discontinuous waist portion having at least one fastening portion with a plurality of free fastening ends that at least partially define a slit, and having an open position and a closed position, the discontinuous waist portion operably placed in the closed position by a plurality of fasteners positioned on the at least one fastening portion. The garment also includes a crotch portion, two leg portions, and two side portions interposed between the waist portion and the crotch portion, the slit separating the plurality of free fastening ends, extending substantially from a point between the crotch portion and the upper edge of the waist portion on at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion to the upper edge of the waist portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A child's legged garment for use with cloth diapers, the garment comprising:
 a discontinuous waist portion:
 defining a waist cavity for placement of a user's waist; 
 having at least one fastening portion with a plurality of free fastening ends that at least partially define a slit; 
 having an open position; and 
 having a closed position, the discontinuous waist portion operably placed in the closed position by a plurality of fasteners positioned on the at least one fastening portion; 
   a crotch portion;   a first side portion and a second side portion, located opposite to the first side portion, the first and second side portions interposed between the waist portion and the crotch portion; and   two leg portions extending away from an upper edge of the waist portion,   the slit separating the plurality of free fastening ends, extending substantially from a point between the crotch portion and the upper edge of the waist portion on at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion to the upper edge of the waist portion.   
     
     
         2 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the slit is continuous when the waist portion is in the open position.   
     
     
         3 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the slit is void of any garment material.   
     
     
         4 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the closed position of the discontinuous waist portion forms an outward appearance of a pocket-like opening.   
     
     
         5 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the slit originates from a location on the at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion no less than approximately 1 inch above the crotch portion.   
     
     
         6 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 1 , wherein the discontinuous waist portion further comprises:
 a plurality of fastening portions, each located at the at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion.   
     
     
         7 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 the slit defined by and separating the plurality of free fastening ends on each of the plurality of fastening portions is continuous when the waist portion is in the open position.   
     
     
         8 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 7 , wherein:
 the slit is void of any garment material.   
     
     
         9 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 the closed position of the discontinuous waist portion forms an outward appearance of two pocket-like openings.   
     
     
         10 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the slit forms a portion of the waist cavity.   
     
     
         11 . A child's legged garment comprising:
 a discontinuous waist portion;   a crotch portion;   two leg portions extending from a lower extent of the garment, through the crotch portion of the garment, and to an upper edge of the discontinuous waist portion;   a first side portion and a second side portion, located opposite to the first side portion, the first and second side portions interposed between the crotch portion and the waist portion, the waist portion:
 having a rear waist portion with a plurality of rear waist fasteners; 
 having a front waist portion with a plurality of front waist fasteners, the front waist portion including a plurality of side edges extending from the upper edge of the waist portion to a point between the crotch portion and the upper edge of the waist portion on at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion; 
 having an open position and a closed position, the discontinuous waist portion operably placed in the closed position by the plurality of rear waist fasteners and the plurality of front waist fasteners; and 
 at least partially defining a plurality of slits separating the rear waist portion and front waist portion, the plurality of slits forming a portion of a cavity defined by the discontinuous waist portion. 
   
     
     
         12 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the plurality of slits are continuous when the waist portion is in the open position.   
     
     
         13 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the plurality of slits are void of any garment material.   
     
     
         14 . The child's legged garment according to  claim 11 , wherein:
 the plurality of slits originate from a location on the at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion no less than approximately 1 inch above the crotch portion.